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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 110
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Road closures planned for Sound to Narrows Several road closures are expected during the 2013 Sound to Narrows on Sat., June 8, which will feature a series of events starting and finishing in Vassault Park at the intersection of North Vassault and North 37th Streets, in Tacoma. Vassault Street, North 37th Street, and the curb lane of southbound Pearl Street will be closed to all traffic. Additionally, access to neighborhoods in the area of the race will be restricted, as there will be multiple secondary road closures. Most of the road closures will take place between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Event organizers, in cooperation with the City of Tacoma, have designated neighborhood access points for residents to enter and exit their own neighborhoods. These access points are located at North 46th Street and North 49th Street on both Pearl and Vassault streets. Police officers will help residents requiring access cross the race course at those points when there are no runners and it is safe to cross. Detailed information on the 2013 Sound to Narrows course is available at multicare.org/home/ course.
Morse Wildlife Preserve draws visitors, volunteers
Photo Courtesy Forterra Forterra, a local land conservation organization, encourages the public to visit Morse Wildlife Preserve in Pierce County every second Sunday between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. through October to appreciate the forest and prairie, take a close look at wetlands habitat by way of an extraordinary boardwalk, and explore the extended trail loops and newlyaccessible habitats beyond. Similarly, Friends of the Morse Wildlife Preserve -- a group that holds monthly work parties to restore the wetland, prairie, and upland habitats -- are actively seeking volunteers to help greet and direct visitors or join work parties to keep the area in good shape by cleaning up the trails and keeping invasive weeds at bay. The 98-acre Morse Wildlife Preserve was established in 1995 to permanently protect critical wildlife habitat and serve as an educational center for students and the broader community. It is located near the headwaters of the north fork of Muck Creek; composed of conifer forest, wetlands, oak savanna and prairie; and home to a variety of birds, such as owls, raptors, aquatic fowl, and the uncommon western bluebird, as well as wildlife, such as deer, coyote, bobcat, rabbits, and a variety of rodents. It is cooperatively managed by the Morse Force volunteers and the Tahoma Audobon Society. The preserve is Forterra's premier site in Pierce County for schools and community groups to participate in outdoor education
activities, such as bird watching and trail construction. For more information, contact volunteer@forterra.org. An online fund-raising campaign is under way to help preserve a circa-1910 barn located on the Preserve. The barn has been the centerpiece for an on-site education program -- providing shelter from the weather for visiting school children, a location for storytelling and educational displays, and storage for tools and materials used by volunteers for restoration projects -- and is also listed on the Washington State Heritage Barn Register and the Pierce County Register of Historic Places. Two years ago, the barn was closed due to safety concerns related to the shed roof, which covers the entrance to the barn. Forterra officials are working to fund construction of the first phase of a three-phase project to fully restore the historic barn to the standards of the Heritage Barn Register, which includes mandatory use of costly cedar shake roof tiles. The first phase of restoration to replace the west shed roof will cost $8,500. Last October, Forterra was awarded a $5,000 grant from Pierce County to help pay for the project. That funding, however, will expire if it is not used by the end of September. If you would like to contribute to the project, visit indiegogo.com/projects/save-the-historicbarn-at-morse-wildlife-preserve. More information about Morse Wildlife Preserve is available online at forterra.org.